CFA #17: Halifax Explodes!
Canadian Flyer Adventures #17
Owlkids Books Inc.
Available: 11/01/11
5.17 x 7.38
Ages 6-9
9781926818986
CDN $7.95
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Canadian Title
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Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily's attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, evaded slave catchers on the Underground Railroad, and seen the last spike driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway. In Halifax Explodes!, Emily and Matt land on Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia -- just as the Mont Blanc, a ship laden with explosives, explodes in the harbour!
In the chaos that follows, the two friends find a small dog wandering around with Tim, a dazed young soldier who has just returned from fighting overseas in World War I. Can Emily and Matt help Tim find the dog's owner, his niece, Carolyn? What if she's been hurt in the blast and needs help? And what is Tim and Carolyn's connection to Hilda Slayter, the Canadian woman Matt and Emily met aboard the Titanic?
READING LEVELS
Grade: 3
Fountas & Pinnel: N
FRIEDA WISHINSKY has written many beloved and bestselling books for children. Her books have earned numerous accolades, including a nomination for the Governor General's Award. She is the author of Where Are You, Bear?; You're Mean, Lily Jean; Each One Special; and What's the Matter with Albert? among others. Originally from New york, she now lives in Toronto.
PATRICIA ANN LEWIS-MACDOUGALL has storyboarded the children's television shows Little Bear and Franklin the Turtle. She lives in Stoney Creek, ON.
